An overview of mobility aids for seniors and persons with disabilities including manual and electric wheelchairs and motorized scootershttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/en-usSat, 04 Apr 2026 10:45:43 EDTMobility AidsResearchers demonstrate that tetraplegic users could operate mind-controlled wheelchairs in a natural, cluttered environment after training for an extended periodhttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/mind-controlled-wheelchairs.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/mind-controlled-wheelchairs.phpSat, 19 Nov 2022 11:25:00 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsPEBL by BetterBike combines car protection with bike efficiency for all-weather transportation, offering 25-100 mile range and affordable mobility for older adultshttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/pebl.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/pebl.phpThu, 07 Oct 2021 14:17:00 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsResearchers discover a single session of perturbation-based training, using their Tethered Pelvic Assist Device, increased stability of patients during walking while exposed to unexpected perturbationshttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/tpad.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/tpad.phpTue, 19 Dec 2017 16:41:00 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsDespite ADA protections, disabled Americans in major U.S. cities face daily barriers to accessible transportation, housing, and public spaceshttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/city-challenges.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/city-challenges.phpFri, 16 Jun 2017 07:19:00 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsWeDrive connects WHILL owners with people interested in trying mobility devices to independently set up test drives and share experienceshttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/wedrive.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/wedrive.phpThu, 13 Apr 2017 19:09:31 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsFirst recipient of implanted brain recording and muscle stimulating systems reanimates limb that had been stilled for 8 years using injury bridging technologieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/braingate2.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/braingate2.phpSun, 02 Apr 2017 16:24:37 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsThe chair has been developed to help make tennis a sport which is inclusive and accessible to people from every communityhttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/tennis-chair.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/tennis-chair.phpThu, 23 Mar 2017 13:21:00 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsThe toddler mobility device allows children with physical disabilities to explore their world and experience the world around them that previously seemed out of reachhttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/mobility-project.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/mobility-project.phpWed, 14 Dec 2016 09:42:49 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsThe exoskeleton for child Spinal Muscular Atrophyis is suitable for children between the ages of 3 and 14https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/csic.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/csic.phpWed, 08 Jun 2016 12:15:15 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsIntelligent system called iWheelchair integrates environment control, safety, health and hygiene monitoring with automated alerts reducing workload of caregivershttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/iwheelchair.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/iwheelchair.phpFri, 18 Mar 2016 16:31:00 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsEsoGlove robotic glove helps patients restore hand movements by detecting muscle signals and guiding the hand to perform rehabilitation exerciseshttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/esoglove.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/esoglove.phpMon, 11 Jan 2016 10:26:00 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsUW center receives $16M to work on first closed-loop neural interface implantable device to reanimate paralyzed limbshttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/reanimate.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/reanimate.phpTue, 29 Dec 2015 18:41:00 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsUSU and ICON donate student-built side-by-side tandem cycle that helps make outdoor cycling adventures possible for persons with disabilitieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/tandemonium.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/tandemonium.phpFri, 18 Dec 2015 12:50:00 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issues national coverage policy for ReWalk Robotics exoskeleton systems for qualifying veterans with spinal cord injuryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/exo-policy.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/exo-policy.phpThu, 17 Dec 2015 12:44:00 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsPhil Pavone, owner of AZ Pawn in Norwich Connecticut, donates 60 motorized wheelchairs to people with disabilities this Christmashttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/giveaway.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/giveaway.phpThu, 17 Dec 2015 09:07:00 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsCatrike is improving lives of people in the FA community by increasing access to trikes, which help people with FA remain activehttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/catrike.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/catrike.phpSun, 09 Nov 2014 08:43:54 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsReWalk Robotics announce that the U.S. FDA has cleared the ReWalk Personal System for use at home and in the communityhttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/rewalk.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/rewalk.phpMon, 03 Nov 2014 09:26:00 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsFirst-person account of living with progressive osteoarthritis and epilepsy while navigating mobility aids from canes and braces to wheelchairshttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/ambulation.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/ambulation.phpThu, 30 Oct 2014 13:48:00 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsPersons with disabilities are struggling financially to repair electric wheelchairs due to restrictive United States Medicare Policieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/limited.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/limited.phpWed, 31 Jul 2013 12:40:00 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsThe Segway mobility device has been around for a number of years now, yet the question of whether or not it is a legal disability assistive device remainshttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/segway.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/segway.phpThu, 04 Apr 2013 11:34:00 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsIndego exoskeleton technology allows individuals with severe spinal cord injury to walk and enhances rehabilitation for people who have suffered a strokehttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/indego.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/indego.phpMon, 21 Jan 2013 16:02:10 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsRetroLift is a battery powered seat that attaches to a wheelchair and with a touch of a button can gain over 17 inches of vertical lifthttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/retrolift.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/retrolift.phpTue, 08 May 2012 10:05:00 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsTek RMD is a robotic device that allows paralyzed people to stand up and has a potential breakthrough for the severely disabledhttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/tek-rmd.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/tek-rmd.phpThu, 15 Mar 2012 16:21:36 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsNOVA is committed to helping people understand the dangers of using tennis balls on walkershttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/tennis-balls.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/tennis-balls.phpThu, 16 Dec 2010 12:20:37 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsMobility is hugely important in terms of older people being able to remain independenthttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/mobility-aging.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/mobility-aging.phpWed, 08 Dec 2010 10:07:24 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsChanging the design of the wheel by creating a foldable wheel to make wheelchairs more portablehttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/folding-wheels.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/folding-wheels.phpWed, 15 Sep 2010 09:34:00 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsThe Step & See helps those who use a walker allowing them to move around in the dark without getting hurt or sustaining a fatal injuryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/step-see.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/step-see.phpSat, 11 Sep 2010 09:52:40 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsPower wheelchairs allow people living with physical disabilities to be mobile in their homeshttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/power-mobility.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/power-mobility.phpFri, 07 May 2010 11:40:43 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsWearable transportation device called The Chariot that is usable by amputees and those who experience difficulty standing uphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/exmovere-chariot.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/exmovere-chariot.phpWed, 02 Dec 2009 17:46:38 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsMore than 100000 people were treated in the US for injuries related to wheelchairs and other mobility devices last year alonehttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/selecting-device.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/selecting-device.phpThu, 30 Jul 2009 16:10:50 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsOne of the greatest challenges seniors face is the battle to remain mobile in their elderly yearshttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/seniors-mobility.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/seniors-mobility.phpThu, 29 Jan 2009 13:20:00 EDTDisabled WorldMobility AidsProvides information about how disability and senior mobility and handling aids can make moving and handling easierhttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/moving-handling.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/mobility/moving-handling.phpThu, 29 Jan 2009 11:47:00 EDTDisabled World